Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-23

which YOU welcome the advent OF their line
into the heart OF Last Chance Gulch. where
it comes to replace fumes and slulce boxes
that washed out their earlier treasure, and
where we hope it will yield greater profit to
the city than all the treasures OF gold that
were washed from the taiiings, and grayei
piles among which it proposes to make Its
convenient place OF business. Among
other things Maginnis said: "Hiil and
Broadwater bring something for which no
demand has been made on your resources;
that has not asked of the people OF Mon
tana one dollar in subscription or one cent
in subsidies; that it not only did not in
crease your indebtedness or add to your
taxes, but that it adds large property to
your assessment roll; that it not only
stands willing to pay it's share OF the
common expenses ofgovernmenta and protec'
tion in future but that it has voluntarily
assumed and is liable for it's due share OF
the indebtedness which you had contracted
before it's arrival. In the expressive words
Of Mr.. Hill to a delegation which called
upon him in St. Paul, it does not propose
to take shingle off any mans roof i'll
Montana, but to help shingle many new
roof before it gets through. Consequently,
these gentlemen in buying their way and
spending millions already, before, of course.
they are able to earu a cent in return. are
entitled to more consideration than if they
had been given the bonds OF the Gov rn-
ment to place as collateral for the monay
to pay for the labor, and the iron, and tie
right OF way; or than il that Government
had endowed them with vast domain
which they might mortgage as pledge for
the redemption of their bonds, instead OF
taking, as they have done, t money out
OF their own pockets or raising it on the
pledges of their individual credit. They
have broken up old combinations and
made new on-s impossible, and will save
you this year, before the road is completed,
one.third OF your freight money. Thus,
beginning with bid for your patronage
and good will they hope. by an honestly
constructed line, on which every dol
lars measure of debt is represented.
by on honest dollars worth nf labor, and
material, with good grace and good service
to secure share of your custom, which
will repay them ample interest on their IN
vestment and to winch their more heavily
burdened competitors must adjust them
selves as best they can. This Montana
Central does not end here. It is going on
to Butte,
THE GRE.T MINING TOWN
in which we all take SO nuch pride. the
finest city of it's class in :!e world. 1t will
send branches into every camp that prom
ses business enough to be developed
by liberal policies and low rate. 1t
will aid to ii the valleys with reo-
pie and to load the echoes OF the hills
with a continual freightage "f the sounds
OF industry. 1t will give Montana popui:,-
tirn and standing. and assist her admis-
sion in o the Union, where she will 60, not
as an inferior, but as the Queen OF the
Mountain Territory and the equal for years
and DEVELOPMENT OF the best OF all the
States. Each n ew enterprise brings Others.
1t does more, it teammates all the old
ones. The pioneer roads OF the Territory
to-day are ma aking promises OF public con.
venience of which they did not dream till
they felt the prick OF new competition.
The ways OF Montana will not be much
longer among the rocks OF territorial sub
lection. and the storms of future indiffer-
ence and neglect. But her march shall
henceforth be onward, onward through
prosperity. population and wealth. TO
lib =rty and self 60 yernment, till she stands
in her own sovereignty tn" peer OF her slst-
ers in the Union OF the States"
CONCLUDING CEREMONIES.
Major Maginnis was frequently cheered in
the course OF his remarks, and took his seat
amid rounds OF rapturous applause. The
far famed Encore Club then sang in a maa-
ner to evoke the warmest admiration, tue
the occasion and now heard in public for
the first time At it's conclusion, Governor
Leslie was called and in the name OF the
people of the Territory thanked the Mani
toba management for the road. He pre-
dictei great prosperity to the Territory by
oo., of tho road heiug built. Major Hen
dershott then played what was
anuouuced on the programme
to he an imitation Of rail-
road train playiully meandering down the
valley Of the Prckly Pear. aud very lngen-
ions It was. 1t tickied all hearers with lta
close similarity to the native article that
had brought that vast audience there ana
was accorded loud cheers. Contractor
Shepnard said he had little to say, but was
rpadv to take contract for another roao
RIGHT off. Governor Carpenter read teie-
grams from Delegate Toole, Tom Powers
r. e. Collins, Conrad Bros. and Others re-
eretting they could not be present.
The Encore Club sang with patriotic EN-
nhasis the soll-stirring air line otar
Spangied Banner" Major Mag'nn's 10 the
name of Colonel Rroadwater invited the
ladies' and gentlemen present to eau on
President Hill at the Broadwaser residence
Three rousing cheers were gwen tof h'li
Broadwater and Maginnis. Among 1nose
on the stage were Thomas .ruse, o1one
Sanders and others, and all the 81: fau
marty. besides many distinguished citizens
r. Helena. Tonight Il grand banquet i:
Uvan at K. lights Of Laborhall. Flre~ork
are being set off and many buildings ar
handsomely Illuminated.